Door hanger



UNITED STATE-s PATENT OFF-ICE.

ALFRED L. SORANTON, OF ROCHELLE, ILLINOIS, 'ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO A.HERBERT SGRANTON AND ADA S. JONES, BOTH OF SAME PLACE.

DOOR-HANGER.`

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 259,220, dated June 6,1882.

' Application fnea April 13, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED L. SonANroN, of Rochelle, in the county ofOgle and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Door-Hangers; and I do herebydeclare the following tobea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and toletters of reference marked thereon, Which form a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to an improvement in door-hangers, the object ofthe same being to provide a cheap, strong, and durable device that canlbe attached -to any size door and `adapted, by its peculiar constructionto run easily with comparatively a small amount of friction; and withthese ends in view my invention consists in certain details inconstruction and combinations ot' parts, as will be more A.2 is a sidevienr thereof, and Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view ofthe same.

A represents the hanger, having screw-holes therein for its attachmentto a door, and provided atits upper end with the curved portion B..beneath which the removable bearings O are secured by screws orotherwise. These. bearings correspond in length to the Width of thedoor, and each bearing is provided with an oblong slot, D, in which thespindle E of the roller E move, and which also corresponds to the widthof the door and the size ofthe roller E and its spindle E.' This hangerA can be made of any suitable metal, and when shapedas shown in thedrawings is preferably provided with a strengthening llange or rib, Gr,running preferably throughout the entire length of the same on the outerface of the hanger. This flange enables the hanger to be madecomparatively light in structure, and at the same time possess therequisite strength to withstand all the strain brought to bear thereon.Those portions of'the hanger A to which the movable bearing G is securedcan be of increased size to afford additional bear- E rests and movestherein.

ing for the pieces G 5 or they can be grooved, either bevel or plain,for the reception of the said pieces, and thereby enable their innerfaces to rest flush, or nearly flush, with the inner adjacent faces ofthe hanger A. The removable pieces C can be of any suitable shape andthickness, and the slots D can extend all or a part of the way through,as desired. As before stated, the length of these slots is in proportionto the width ofthe door, or the distance the door has to travel. Todetermine the length ofthe slots D in any particular case, it isnecessary to notice that the distancel traveled by the door in onerevolution ofthe roller E is equal to the circumference of the saidroller plus the circumference of the spindle E. The distance the doorhas to travel divided by the sum of their two circumferences willdetermine the number of revolutions of the Vwheel and spindle, whichnumber multiplied by the circumference of the spindle E determines thelength of the slot. To this, however, mustbe added the diameter ofthespindle.

E', and the sum will be thetotal length of the slot D( These slots Drest in the same horizontal plane, and the spindle E of the roller Inthe present instance I have shown a roller with one ange, a, but it isevident that another one can be placed on the opposite side thereof toassist in holding the roller on the track.

The construction of my improved roller is not limited to the form ofhanger shown, which is merely a barn-door hanger, but can be changed tosuit any construction or style of door, and can be so arranged that noportion will be exposed to view.

The hangers A are adapted to receive any size bearing-pieces C, andhence it is only necessary to have one size of hanger.

My improved construction of hangers is simple, `can be manufactured at acomparatively small cost, and since it acts upon the principle of aroller instead of a Wheel the amount of resistance to overcome iscomparatively small.'

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. As a new article of manufacture, a doora hanger provided withbearing-pieces removofthe hanger, and. n roller whose spindles are xoably secured to the inner sides of the. hanger, adapted to bear in theslots of said bearingand having oblong1 slots therein, and 2L rollerpieces, substantially as set forth.

provided with spindles adapted to bear in In testimony that I claim theforegoing I 5 said slots, substantially as set forth. have hereunto setmy hand.

2. The combination, with a. curved (loon ALFRED L. SGRANTON. 1in-nger,of bearing-pieces provided with oblong Witnesses: y slots and adapted tobe removably secured by J. O. MCCONOUGHY,

screws between the opposite vertical portions l WILLIAM STOGKING.

